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Pontocyprella fabaeformis

Ostracoda - Podocopida - Pontocyprididae

Taxonomy
Bythocypris fabaeformis was named by Drexler (1958).

It was recombined as Pontocyprella fabaeformis by Harloff and Jäger (1994).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. alexanderi, P. elongata, P. recurva

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Bythocypris fabaeformis Drexler p. 516 figs. Pl 23, fig 2e; pl 27, figs 3-5
1994Pontocyprella fabaeformis Harloff and Jäger p. 26 figs. Pl 3, figs 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassOligostracaZrzavý et al. 1997
classOstracoda
subclassPodocopaSars 1865
orderPodocopidaSars 1866
suborderCypridocopinaJones 1901
superfamilyPontocypridoideaMuller 1894
familyPontocyprididaeMueller 1894
genusPontocyprella
speciesfabaeformis(Drexler 1958)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Pontocyprella fabaeformis Drexler 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height30.4010.3200.4800.4200.081

Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: hypersaline, marine, brackish, freshwaterc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Diet 2: grazero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-05 02:00:00
Modified: 2010-02-23 23:16:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Jell and Adrain 2002

Age range: base of the Angulata to the top of the Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 201.40000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Germany Pontocyprella fabaeformis (139807)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5Germany Pontocyprella fabaeformis (139803 139804)
Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Germany Pontocyprella fabaeformis (139811 139813 139814 139816 139817)
Semicostatum199.5 - 192.9Germany Pontocyprella fabaeformis (139808 139809 139810)
Davoei192.9 - 184.2Germany Pontocyprella fabaeformis (139822)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany Pontocyprella fabaeformis (139818 139819 139820)